PITCHER
CulturePrince Edward Island
Dimensions19.5 x 16.5 x 45.5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2 x 17 15/16 in.)
42 cm (16 9/16 in.)Base
Object numberHF.79.45.2
DescriptionAn earthenware pitcher with "C" shaped handle. Circular base with convex walls which taper at the neck and flare to rim. The rim is rolled with a spout at the front. The glaze is brown green with a dark brown drip glaze around rim and 4 dark brown sponge marks around the middle. Arabesque and bead coggle wheel design around neck. 4.5 cm below the rim are two rows of coggled beaded imprints which enclose two rows of arabesque and scroll-like coggle marks. At the front near the base is a horizontally oriented, rectangular stamp with "P.E.I. Pottery" stamped at the center. Narrative
The PEI Pottery Company was established in 1880 by Frederick W. Hyndman on an eight acre parcel of land located on the present day Charlottetown Experimental Farm. The company competed with available imported ceramics such as preserve jars, milk pans, and liquid jars while also producing stove pipes, chimney pots, and miniature earthenware items. The company hired Oswald Hornsby who was experienced in the Atlantic pottery industry to oversee production. Hornsby purchased the company from Hyndman in 1886 and began created ornamental items, such as decorative tiles manufactured for St. Paul's Anglican Church in Charlottetown, which can still be seen today.
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